Canada Energy Regulator (formerly National Energy Board) – Fees Report – Fiscal year 2019-20

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Canada Energy Regulator
(formerly National Energy Board)

Fees Report

Fiscal year 2019-20

The original version was signed by
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The Honourable Seamus O’Regan, P.C., M.P.
Minister of Natural Resources

Message from the CEO
About this report
Overall totals, by fee setting mechanism
Totals, by fee grouping, for fees set by act, regulation or fees notice
Details on each fee set by act, regulation or fees notice
Endnotes

Message from the CEO

On behalf of the Canada Energy Regulator (CER), I am pleased to present our report on fees for 2019-20.

The Service Fees Act (SFA) provides a modern legislative framework that enables cost-effective delivery of services and, through better reporting to Parliament, improves transparency and oversight.

On August 28, 2019, the National Energy Board (NEB) became the CER as per the Canadian Energy Regulator Act (CER Act). This report covers both the CER, which has an explicit legislative exemption from the SFA, and its predecessor, which did not have an explicit exemption. In addition, pursuant to the Interpretation Act, the NEB Cost Recovery Regulations remain in effect for the CER until new cost recovery regulations are made under the CER Act. Financial information included in this report was separated for each distinct organization.

Last year, a detailed listing of individual fees under the organization’s authority and the anticipated increases were added to the reporting requirements. This year’s report provides more explicit detail on each fee, such as the type of fee per each section within the NEB Cost Recovery Regulations. This information provides additional context on each fee, in the spirit of open and transparent fee management.

Over 2019-20, the organization embraced its new mandate under the CER Act regulating infrastructure to ensure safe and efficient delivery of energy to Canadians and the world; protecting the environment; respecting the rights of Indigenous peoples and providing timely and relevant energy information and analysis.

I welcome the opportunity to provide transparent and up-to-date information to Canadians on our fee structure.

Gitane De Silva
Chief Executive Officer
Canada Energy Regulator

About this report

This report, which is tabled under section 20 of the Service Fees Act and section 4.2.8 of the Directive on Charging and Special Financial Authorities, contains information about the fees that Canada Energy Regulator (and former National Energy Board) had the authority to set in 2019–20.

Government of Canada departments may set fees for services, licences, permits, products, the use of facilities; for other authorizations of rights or privileges; or to recover, in whole or in part, costs incurred in relation to a regulatory scheme.

For reporting purposes, fees must be categorized under the following three fee setting mechanisms:

Act, regulation or fees notice
- An act of Parliament delegates the fee setting authority to a department, minister or Governor in Council.
Contract
- Ministers have the authority to enter into contracts, which are usually negotiated between the minister and an individual or organization, and which cover fees and other terms and conditions. In some cases, that authority may also be provided by an act of Parliament.
Market-rate or auction or both
- The authority to set these fees is pursuant to an act of Parliament or regulation, and the minister, department or Governor in Council has no control over the fee amount.

This report contains information about all fees that are under Canada Energy Regulator (and former National Energy Board)’s authority, including any that are collected by another department.

The information covers fees that are subject to the Service Fees Act and fees that are exempted from the Service Fees Act.

For fees set by contract, fees set by market-rate, auction or both, the report provides totals only. For fees set by act, regulation or fees notice, it provides totals for fee groupings, as well as detailed information for each fee.

Although the fees that Canada Energy Regulator (and former National Energy Board) charges under the Access to Information Act are subject to the Service Fees Act, they are not included in this report. Information on Canada Energy Regulator (and former National Energy Board)’s access to information fees for 2019–20 can be found in our access to information report, which is posted on CER’s Publications and Reports Page.

Remissions

A remission is a partial or full return of a fee to a fee payer who paid for a service for which a department deemed that the service standard was not met.

Under the Service Fees Act, departments must develop policies for determining whether a service standard has been met and for determining how much of a fee will be remitted to a fee payer if a service standard is not met. This requirement will not take effect until April 1, 2021, so this report does not include remissions issued under the Service Fees Act. The report also does not include other remissions.

Overall totals, by fee setting mechanism

The following table presents the total revenue, cost and remissions for all fees that Canada Energy Regulator (and former National Energy Board) had the authority to set in 2019-20, by fee setting mechanism.

Overall totals for 2019-20, by fee setting mechanism (Unaudited)

Overall totals for 2019-20, by fee setting mechanism (Unaudited)
Fee setting mechanism	Revenue ($)	Cost ($)	Remissions ($)
Fees set by contract	0	0	Remissions do not apply to fees set by contract.
Fees set by market base, auction or both	0	0	Remissions do not apply to fees set by market base, auction or both.
Fees set by act, regulation or fees notice (NEB)	45,255,067	47,064,264	0
Fees set by act, regulation or fees notice (CER)	62,046,708	70,112,813	0
Total	107,301,775	117,177,077	0

Totals, by fee grouping, for fees set by act, regulation or fees notice

The following tables present, for each fee grouping, the total revenue, cost and remissions for all fees that Canada Energy Regulator (formerly National Energy Board) had the authority to set in 2019-20 that are set by any of the following:

act
regulation

A fee grouping is a grouping of all of the fees that a department has the authority to set for activities relating to a single business line, directorate or program.

Regulatory fees: totals for 2019-20 (unaudited)

**Regulatory fees: totals for 2019-20 (unaudited)**
Fee grouping	Regulatory fees (NEB)
Revenue ($)	Cost ($)	Remissions ($)
45,254,942	47,009,764	0
Fee grouping	Regulatory fees (CER)
62,046,708	69,990,116	0

License fee: totals for 2019-20 (unaudited)

License fee: totals for 2019-20 (unaudited)
Fee grouping	License fee (NEB)
Revenue ($)	Cost ($)	Remissions ($)
125	54,500	0
Fee grouping	License fee (CER)
0	122,697	0

Details on each fee set by act, regulation or fees notice

This section provides detailed information on each fee that Canada Energy Regulator (formerly National Energy Board) had the authority to set in 2019-20 and that was set by any of the following:

act
regulation

Fee – Each small oil pipeline company shall, every year, pay to the Board an administration levy of $500.
Fee grouping	Regulatory fees (NEB)
Fee	Each small oil pipeline company shall, every year, pay to the Board an administration levy of $500.
Fee-setting authority	National Energy Board Act, section 24.1^{Footnote i} National Energy Board Cost Recovery Regulations, section 5.1(2)^{Footnote ii}
Year fee-setting authority was introduced	1991
Last year fee-setting authority was amended	2011
Service standard	Issue annual invoices by June 30 to small oil pipeline companies.
Performance result	The service standard was met at 100%. Issued 13 single invoices to small oil pipeline companies by June 30, 2019 for the period from April 1, 2019 to August 27, 2019.
Application of Low-Materiality Fees Regulations	Material (>151)
2019–20 fee amount ($)	511
2019–20 total fee revenue ($)	6,500
Fee adjustment date	Not applicable
Adjusted fee amount in 2021–22 ($)	511

Fee – Each small gas pipeline company shall, every year, pay to the Board an administration levy of $500.
Fee grouping	Regulatory fees (NEB)
Fee	Each small gas pipeline company shall, every year, pay to the Board an administration levy of $500.
Fee-setting authority	National Energy Board Act, section 24.1^{Footnote i} National Energy Board Cost Recovery Regulations, section 5.1(2)^{Footnote ii}
Year fee-setting authority was introduced	1991
Last year fee-setting authority was amended	2011
Service standard	Issue annual invoices by June 30 to small gas pipeline companies.
Performance result	The service standard was met at 100%. Issued 36 single invoices to small gas pipeline companies by June 30, 2019 for the period from April 1, 2019 to August 27, 2019.
Application of Low-Materiality Fees Regulations	Material (>151)
2019–20 fee amount ($)	511
2019–20 total fee revenue ($)	18,000
Fee adjustment date	Not applicable
Adjusted fee amount in 2021–22 ($)	511

Fee – Each small commodity pipeline company shall, every year, pay to the Board an administration levy of $500.
Fee grouping	Regulatory fees (NEB)
Fee	Each small commodity pipeline company shall, every year, pay to the Board an administration levy of $500.
Fee-setting authority	National Energy Board Act, section 24.1^{Footnote i} National Energy Board Cost Recovery Regulations, section 5.1(2)^{Footnote ii}
Year fee-setting authority was introduced	1991
Last year fee-setting authority was amended	2011
Service standard	Issue annual invoices by June 30 to small commodity pipeline companies.
Performance result	The service standard was met at 100%. Issued 7 single invoices to small commodity pipeline companies by June 30, 2019 for the period from April 1, 2019 to August 27, 2019.
Application of Low-Materiality Fees Regulations	Material (>151)
2019–20 fee amount ($)	511
2019–20 total fee revenue ($)	3,500
Fee adjustment date	Not applicable
Adjusted fee amount in 2021–22 ($)	511

Fee – Each small power line company shall, every year, pay to the Board an administration levy of $500.
Fee grouping	Regulatory fees (NEB)
Fee	Each small power line company shall, every year, pay to the Board an administration levy of $500.
Fee-setting authority	National Energy Board Act, section 24.1^{Footnote i} National Energy Board Cost Recovery Regulations, section 5.1(2)^{Footnote ii}
Year fee-setting authority was introduced	1991
Last year fee-setting authority was amended	2011
Service standard	Issue annual invoices by June 30 to small power line companies.
Performance result	The service standard was met at 100%. Issued 11 single invoices to small powerline companies by June 30, 2019 for the period from April 1, 2019 to August 27, 2019.
Application of Low-Materiality Fees Regulations	Material (>151)
2019–20 fee amount ($)	511
2019–20 total fee revenue ($)	5,500
Fee adjustment date	Not applicable
Adjusted fee amount in 2021–22 ($)	511

Fee – Each intermediate oil pipeline company shall, every year, pay to the Board an administration levy of $10,000.
Fee grouping	Regulatory fees (NEB)
Fee	Each intermediate oil pipeline company shall, every year, pay to the Board an administration levy of $10,000.
Fee-setting authority	National Energy Board Act, section 24.1^{Footnote i} National Energy Board Cost Recovery Regulations, section 5.1(1)^{Footnote ii}
Year fee-setting authority was introduced	1991
Last year fee-setting authority was amended	2011
Service standard	Issue annual invoices by June 30 to intermediate oil pipeline companies.
Performance result	The service standard was met at 100%. Issued 5 single invoices to intermediate oil pipeline companies by June 30, 2019 for the period from April 1, 2019 to August 27, 2019.
Application of Low-Materiality Fees Regulations	Material (>151)
2019–20 fee amount ($)	10,220
2019–20 total fee revenue ($)	50,000
Fee adjustment date	Not applicable
Adjusted fee amount in 2021–22 ($)	10,220

Fee – Each intermediate gas pipeline company shall, every year, pay to the Board an administration levy of $10,000
Fee grouping	Regulatory fees (NEB)
Fee	Each intermediate gas pipeline company shall, every year, pay to the Board an administration levy of $10,000
Fee-setting authority	National Energy Board Act, section 24.1^{Footnote i} National Energy Board Cost Recovery Regulations, section 5.1(1)^{Footnote ii}
Year fee-setting authority was introduced	1991
Last year fee-setting authority was amended	2011
Service standard	Issue annual invoices by June 30 to intermediate gas pipeline companies.
Performance result	The service standard was met at 100%. Issued 9 single invoices to intermediate gas pipeline companies by June 30, 2019 for the period from April 1, 2019 to August 27, 2019.
Application of Low-Materiality Fees Regulations	Material (>151)
2019–20 fee amount ($)	10,220
2019–20 total fee revenue ($)	90,000
Fee adjustment date	Not applicable
Adjusted fee amount in 2021–22 ($)	10,220

Fee – Each intermediate commodity pipeline company shall, every year, pay to the Board an administration levy of $10,000.
Fee grouping	Regulatory fees (NEB)
Fee	Each intermediate commodity pipeline company shall, every year, pay to the Board an administration levy of $10,000.
Fee-setting authority	National Energy Board Act, section 24.1^{Footnote i} National Energy Board Cost Recovery Regulations, section 5.1(1)^{Footnote ii}
Year fee-setting authority was introduced	1991
Last year fee-setting authority was amended	2011
Service standard	Issue annual invoices by June 30 to intermediate commodity pipeline companies.
Performance result	The service standard was met at 100%. Issued 1 single invoices to intermediate commodity pipeline companies by June 30, 2019 for the period from April 1, 2019 to August 27, 2019.
Application of Low-Materiality Fees Regulations	Material (>151)
2019–20 fee amount ($)	10,220
2019–20 total fee revenue ($)	10,000
Fee adjustment date	Not applicable
Adjusted fee amount in 2021–22 ($)	10,220

Fee – Each large oil pipeline company shall, every year, pay to the Board a cost recovery charge calculated in the manner set out in subsection 14(1).
Fee grouping	Regulatory fees (NEB)
Fee	Each large oil pipeline company shall, every year, pay to the Board a cost recovery charge calculated in the manner set out in subsection 14(1).
Fee-setting authority	National Energy Board Act, section 24.1^{Footnote i} National Energy Board Cost Recovery Regulations, section 14(1)^{Footnote ii}
Year fee-setting authority was introduced	1991
Last year fee-setting authority was amended	2011
Service standard	Issue quarterly invoices to large oil pipeline companies.
Performance result	The service standard was met at 100%. Issued 13 invoices to large oil pipeline companies for the period from April 1, 2019 to August 27, 2019.
Application of Low-Materiality Fees Regulations	Material (Formula)
2019–20 fee amount ($)	Fees are based on formulas that can be found at the following website: Cost Recovery Charges^{Footnote ii}
2019–20 total fee revenue ($)	24,507,458
Fee adjustment date	December 31, 2021
Adjusted fee amount in 2021–22 ($)	Formula based

Fee – Each large gas pipeline company shall, every year, pay to the Board a cost recovery charge calculated in the manner set out in subsection 14(2).
Fee grouping	Regulatory fees (NEB)
Fee	Each large gas pipeline company shall, every year, pay to the Board a cost recovery charge calculated in the manner set out in subsection 14(2).
Fee-setting authority	National Energy Board Act, section 24.1^{Footnote i} National Energy Board Cost Recovery Regulations, section 14(2)^{Footnote ii}
Year fee-setting authority was introduced	1991
Last year fee-setting authority was amended	2011
Service standard	Issue quarterly invoices to large gas pipeline companies.
Performance result	The service standard was met at 100%. Issued 11 invoices to large gas pipeline companies for the period from April 1, 2019 to August 27, 2019.
Application of Low-Materiality Fees Regulations	Material (Formula)
2019–20 fee amount ($)	Fees are based on formulas that can be found at the following website: Cost Recovery Charges^{Footnote ii}
2019–20 total fee revenue ($)	18,420,625
Fee adjustment date	December 31, 2021
Adjusted fee amount in 2021–22 ($)	Formula based

Fee – Each large power line company shall, every year, pay to the Board a cost recovery charge calculated in the manner set out in subsection 14(3).
Fee grouping	Regulatory fees (NEB)
Fee	Each large power line company shall, every year, pay to the Board a cost recovery charge calculated in the manner set out in subsection 14(3).
Fee-setting authority	National Energy Board Act, section 24.1^{Footnote i} National Energy Board Cost Recovery Regulations, section 14(3)^{Footnote ii}
Year fee-setting authority was introduced	1991
Last year fee-setting authority was amended	2011
Service standard	Issue quarterly invoices to large powerline companies.
Performance result	The service standard was met at 100%. Issued 10 invoices to large powerline companies for the period from April 1, 2019 to August 27, 2019.
Application of Low-Materiality Fees Regulations	Material (Formula)
2019–20 fee amount ($)	Fees are based on formulas that can be found at the following website: Cost Recovery Charges^{Footnote ii}
2019–20 total fee revenue ($)	2,143,359
Fee adjustment date	December 31, 2021
Adjusted fee amount in 2021–22 ($)	Formula based

Fee – Each large commodity pipeline company shall, every year, pay to the Board an administration levy of $50,000.
Fee grouping	Regulatory fees (NEB)
Fee	Each large commodity pipeline company shall, every year, pay to the Board an administration levy of $50,000.
Fee-setting authority	National Energy Board Act, section 24.1^{Footnote i} National Energy Board Cost Recovery Regulations, section 4(4)^{Footnote ii}
Year fee-setting authority was introduced	1991
Last year fee-setting authority was amended	2011
Service standard	Issue annual invoices by June 30 to large commodity pipeline companies.
Performance result	There were no invoices issued in 2019-20 as there were no large commodity pipeline companies identified.
Application of Low-Materiality Fees Regulations	Material (>151)
2019–20 fee amount ($)	51,100
2019–20 total fee revenue ($)	0
Fee adjustment date	Not applicable
Adjusted fee amount in 2021–22 ($)	51,100

Fee – An administration levy of $500 for the issuance of a certificate or the making of an exemption order authorizing the construction or operation of a border accommodation pipeline or a border accommodation commodity pipeline is payable to the Board by the authorized company.
Fee grouping	Regulatory fees (NEB)
Fee	An administration levy of $500 for the issuance of a certificate or the making of an exemption order authorizing the construction or operation of a border accommodation pipeline or a border accommodation commodity pipeline is payable to the Board by the authorized company.
Fee-setting authority	National Energy Board Act, section 24.1^{Footnote i} National Energy Board Cost Recovery Regulations, section 5.1(4)^{Footnote ii}
Year fee-setting authority was introduced	1991
Last year fee-setting authority was amended	2011
Service standard	Issue annual invoices by June 30.
Performance result	There were no invoices issued in 2019-20 as there were no activities identified.
Application of Low-Materiality Fees Regulations	Material (>151)
2019–20 fee amount ($)	511
2019–20 total fee revenue ($)	0
Fee adjustment date	Not applicable
Adjusted fee amount in 2021–22 ($)	511

Fee – Fee charged for the issuance of operating licenses under the Canada Oil and Gas Operations Act (COGO Act).
Fee grouping	License fee (NEB)
Fee	Fee charged for the issuance of operating licenses under the Canada Oil and Gas Operations Act (COGO Act).
Fee-setting authority	Canada Oil and Gas Operations Act, section 4.2^{Footnote iii} Canada Oil and Gas Operations Regulations, section 3(2)(d)^{Footnote iv}
Year fee-setting authority was introduced	1985
Last year fee-setting authority was amended	2020
Service standard	Not applicable
Performance result	Not applicable
Application of Low-Materiality Fees Regulations	Low-materiality / <51
2019–20 fee amount ($)	25
2019–20 total fee revenue ($)	125
Fee adjustment date	Not applicable
Adjusted fee amount in 2021–22 ($)	25

Fee – Any company that obtains an exemption order under section 58 of the Act in respect of, or a certificate authorizing, the construction of a pipeline shall pay to the Board a levy equal to 0.2% of the estimated cost of construction of the pipeline, as estimated by the Board in its decision issuing the certificate or making the order.
Fee grouping	Regulatory fees (NEB)
Fee	Any company that obtains an exemption order under section 58 of the Act in respect of, or a certificate authorizing, the construction of a pipeline shall pay to the Board a levy equal to 0.2% of the estimated cost of construction of the pipeline, as estimated by the Board in its decision issuing the certificate or making the order.
Fee-setting authority	National Energy Board Act, section 58 & 24.1^{Footnote i} National Energy Board Cost Recovery Regulations, section 5(2)(1)^{Footnote ii}
Year fee-setting authority was introduced	1991
Last year fee-setting authority was amended	2011
Service standard	Issue an invoice within 90 days to the company.
Performance result	Not applicable
Application of Low-Materiality Fees Regulations	Material (Formula)
2019–20 fee amount ($)	Fees are based on formulas that can be found at the following website: Cost Recovery Charges^{Footnote ii}
2019–20 total fee revenue ($)	0
Fee adjustment date	Not applicable
Adjusted fee amount in 2021–22 ($)	Formula based

Fee – A company that obtains a permit or certificate under Part III.1 of the Act that authorizes the construction of an international or interprovincial power line shall pay to the Board a levy equal to 0.2% of the estimated cost of construction of the power line, as estimated by the Board in its decision to issue the permit or certificate.
Fee grouping	Regulatory fees (NEB)
Fee	A company that obtains a permit or certificate under Part III.1 of the Act that authorizes the construction of an international or interprovincial power line shall pay to the Board a levy equal to 0.2% of the estimated cost of construction of the power line, as estimated by the Board in its decision to issue the permit or certificate.
Fee-setting authority	National Energy Board Act, section 58 & 24.1^{Footnote i} National Energy Board Cost Recovery Regulations, section 5(3)(1)^{Footnote ii}
Year fee-setting authority was introduced	1991
Last year fee-setting authority was amended	2011
Service standard	Issue an invoice within 90 days to the company.
Performance result	Not applicable
Application of Low-Materiality Fees Regulations	Not subject to SFA s.17
2019–20 fee amount ($)	Fees are based on formulas that can be found at the following website: Cost Recovery Charges^{Footnote ii}
2019–20 total fee revenue ($)	0
Fee adjustment date	Not applicable
Adjusted fee amount in 2021–22 ($)	Formula based

Fee – Each large oil pipeline company shall, every year, pay to the Board a cost recovery charge calculated in the manner set out in subsection 14(1).
Fee grouping	Regulatory fees (CER)
Fee	Each large oil pipeline company shall, every year, pay to the Board a cost recovery charge calculated in the manner set out in subsection 14(1).
Fee-setting authority	Canadian Energy Regulator Act, section 87(1)^{Footnote v} National Energy Board Cost Recovery Regulations, section 14(1)^{Footnote ii}
Year fee-setting authority was introduced	1991
Last year fee-setting authority was amended	2019
Service standard	1. Issue preliminary estimated billing notices by September 30. 2. Issue final estimated billing notices for the upcoming year by December 31. 3. Issue quarterly invoices to large oil companies.
Performance result	All three service standards were met at 100%: 1. 13 Preliminary estimated billing notices were sent by September 30, 2019 to large oil companies; 2. 13 Final estimated billing notices were sent by December 31, 2019 to large oil companies; 3. Issued 39 invoices for the period from August 28, 2019 to March 31, 2020 to large oil companies.
Application of Low-Materiality Fees Regulations	Not subject to SFA
2019–20 fee amount ($)	Fees are based on formulas that can be found at the following website: Cost Recovery Charges^{Footnote ii}
2019–20 total fee revenue ($)	33,716,655
Fee adjustment date	December 31, 2021
Adjusted fee amount in 2021–22 ($)	Formula based

Fee – Each large gas pipeline company shall, every year, pay to the Board a cost recovery charge calculated in the manner set out in subsection 14(2).
Fee grouping	Regulatory fees (CER)
Fee	Each large gas pipeline company shall, every year, pay to the Board a cost recovery charge calculated in the manner set out in subsection 14(2).
Fee-setting authority	Canadian Energy Regulator Act, section 87(1)^{Footnote iii} National Energy Board Cost Recovery Regulations, section 14(2)^{Footnote ii}
Year fee-setting authority was introduced	1991
Last year fee-setting authority was amended	2019
Service standard	1. Issue preliminary estimated billing notices by September 30. 2. Issue final estimated billing notices for the upcoming year by December 31. 3. Issue quarterly invoices to large gas companies.
Performance result	All three service standards were met at 100%: 1. 11 Preliminary estimated billing notices were sent by September 30, 2019 to large gas companies; 2. 11 Final estimated billing notices were sent by December 31, 2019 to large gas companies; 3. Issued 33 invoices for the period from August 28, 2019 to March 31, 2020 to large gas companies.
Application of Low-Materiality Fees Regulations	Not subject to SFA
2019–20 fee amount ($)	Fees are based on formulas that can be found at the following website: Cost Recovery Charges^{Footnote ii}
2019–20 total fee revenue ($)	25,378,727
Fee adjustment date	December 31, 2021
Adjusted fee amount in 2021–22 ($)	Formula based

Fee – Each large power line company shall, every year, pay to the Board a cost recovery charge calculated in the manner set out in subsection 14(3).
Fee grouping	Regulatory fees (CER)
Fee	Each large power line company shall, every year, pay to the Board a cost recovery charge calculated in the manner set out in subsection 14(3).
Fee-setting authority	Canadian Energy Regulator Act, section 87(1)^{Footnote iii} National Energy Board Cost Recovery Regulations, section 14(3)^{Footnote ii}
Year fee-setting authority was introduced	1991
Last year fee-setting authority was amended	2019
Service standard	1. Issue preliminary estimated billing notices by September 30. 2. Issue final estimated billing notices for the upcoming year by December 31. 3. Issue quarterly invoices to large gas companies.
Performance result	All three service standards were met at 100%: 1. 10 Preliminary estimated billing notices were sent by September 30, 2019 to large gas companies; 2. 10 Final estimated billing notices were sent by December 31, 2019 to large gas companies; 3. Issued 31 invoices for the period from August 28, 2019 to March 31, 2020 to large powerline companies.
Application of Low-Materiality Fees Regulations	Not subject to SFA
2019–20 fee amount ($)	Fees are based on formulas that can be found at the following website: Cost Recovery Charges^{Footnote ii}
2019–20 total fee revenue ($)	2,951,326
Fee adjustment date	December 31, 2021
Adjusted fee amount in 2021–22 ($)	Formula based

Fee – Fee charged for the issuance of operating licenses under the Canada Oil and Gas Operations Act (COGO Act).
Fee grouping	License fee (CER)
Fee	Fee charged for the issuance of operating licenses under the Canada Oil and Gas Operations Act (COGO Act).
Fee-setting authority	Canada Oil and Gas Operations Act, section 4.2^{Footnote iv} Canada Oil and Gas Operations Regulations, section 3(2)(d)^{Footnote v}
Year fee-setting authority was introduced	1985
Last year fee-setting authority was amended	2020
Service standard	Not applicable
Performance result	Not applicable
Application of Low-Materiality Fees Regulations	Low-materiality / <51
2019–20 fee amount ($)	25
2019–20 total fee revenue ($)	0
Fee adjustment date	Not applicable
Adjusted fee amount in 2021–22 ($)	25

Fee – A company that obtains a permit or certificate under Part III.1 of the Act that authorizes the construction of an international or interprovincial power line shall pay to the Board a levy equal to 0.2% of the estimated cost of construction of the power line, as estimated by the Board in its decision to issue the permit or certificate.
Fee grouping	Regulatory fees (CER)
Fee	A company that obtains a permit or certificate under Part III.1 of the Act that authorizes the construction of an international or interprovincial power line shall pay to the Board a levy equal to 0.2% of the estimated cost of construction of the power line, as estimated by the Board in its decision to issue the permit or certificate.
Fee-setting authority	Canadian Energy Regulator Act, section 87(1)^{Footnote iii} National Energy Board Cost Recovery Regulations, section 5(3)(1)^{Footnote ii}
Year fee-setting authority was introduced	1991
Last year fee-setting authority was amended	2011
Service standard	Issue an invoice to the company.
Performance result	Not applicable
Application of Low-Materiality Fees Regulations	Not subject to SFA
2019–20 fee amount ($)	Fees are based on formulas that can be found at the following website: Cost Recovery Charges^{Footnote ii}
2019–20 total fee revenue ($)	0
Fee adjustment date	Not applicable
Adjusted fee amount in 2021–22 ($)	Formula based

Fee – Any company that obtains an exemption order under section 58 of the Act in respect of, or a certificate authorizing, the construction of a pipeline shall pay to the Board a levy equal to 0.2% of the estimated cost of construction of the pipeline, as estimated by the Board in its decision issuing the certificate or making the order.
Fee grouping	Regulatory fees (CER)
Fee	Any company that obtains an exemption order under section 58 of the Act in respect of, or a certificate authorizing, the construction of a pipeline shall pay to the Board a levy equal to 0.2% of the estimated cost of construction of the pipeline, as estimated by the Board in its decision issuing the certificate or making the order.
Fee-setting authority	Canadian Energy Regulator Act, section 87(1)^{Footnote iii} National Energy Board Cost Recovery Regulations, section 5(2)(1)^{Footnote ii}
Year fee-setting authority was introduced	1991
Last year fee-setting authority was amended	2011
Service standard	Issue an invoice to the company.
Performance result	Not applicable
Application of Low-Materiality Fees Regulations	Not subject to SFA
2019–20 fee amount ($)	Fees are based on formulas that can be found at the following website: Cost Recovery Charges^{Footnote ii}
2019–20 total fee revenue ($)	0
Fee adjustment date	Not applicable
Adjusted fee amount in 2021–22 ($)	Formula based

Fee – Each small oil pipeline company shall, every year, pay to the Board an administration levy of $500.
Fee grouping	Regulatory fees (CER)
Fee	Each small oil pipeline company shall, every year, pay to the Board an administration levy of $500.
Fee-setting authority	Canadian Energy Regulator Act, section 87(1)^{Footnote iii} National Energy Board Cost Recovery Regulations, section 5(1)(2)^{Footnote ii}
Year fee-setting authority was introduced	1991
Last year fee-setting authority was amended	2019
Service standard	Not Applicable
Performance result	Not applicable
Application of Low-Materiality Fees Regulations	Not subject to SFA
2019–20 fee amount ($)	511
2019–20 total fee revenue ($)	0
Fee adjustment date	Not applicable
Adjusted fee amount in 2021–22 ($)	511

Fee – Each small gas pipeline company shall, every year, pay to the Board an administration levy of $500.
Fee grouping	Regulatory fees (CER)
Fee	Each small gas pipeline company shall, every year, pay to the Board an administration levy of $500.
Fee-setting authority	Canadian Energy Regulator Act, section 87(1)^{Footnote iii} National Energy Board Cost Recovery Regulations, section 5(1)(2)^{Footnote ii}
Year fee-setting authority was introduced	1991
Last year fee-setting authority was amended	2019
Service standard	Not Applicable
Performance result	Not applicable
Application of Low-Materiality Fees Regulations	Not subject to SFA
2019–20 fee amount ($)	511
2019–20 total fee revenue ($)	0
Fee adjustment date	Not applicable
Adjusted fee amount in 2021–22 ($)	511

Fee – Each small commodity pipeline company shall, every year, pay to the Board an administration levy of $500.
Fee grouping	Regulatory fees (CER)
Fee	Each small commodity pipeline company shall, every year, pay to the Board an administration levy of $500.
Fee-setting authority	Canadian Energy Regulator Act, section 87(1)^{Footnote iii} National Energy Board Cost Recovery Regulations, section 5(1)(2)^{Footnote ii}
Year fee-setting authority was introduced	1991
Last year fee-setting authority was amended	2019
Service standard	Not Applicable
Performance result	Not applicable
Application of Low-Materiality Fees Regulations	Not subject to SFA
2019–20 fee amount ($)	511
2019–20 total fee revenue ($)	0
Fee adjustment date	Not applicable
Adjusted fee amount in 2021–22 ($)	511

Fee – Each small power line company shall, every year, pay to the Board an administration levy of $500.
Fee grouping	Regulatory fees (CER)
Fee	Each small power line company shall, every year, pay to the Board an administration levy of $500.
Fee-setting authority	Canadian Energy Regulator Act, section 87(1)^{Footnote iii} National Energy Board Cost Recovery Regulations, section 5(1)(2)^{Footnote ii}
Year fee-setting authority was introduced	1991
Last year fee-setting authority was amended	2019
Service standard	Not Applicable
Performance result	Not applicable
Application of Low-Materiality Fees Regulations	Not subject to SFA
2019–20 fee amount ($)	511
2019–20 total fee revenue ($)	0
Fee adjustment date	Not applicable
Adjusted fee amount in 2021–22 ($)	511

Fee – Each intermediate oil pipeline company shall, every year, pay to the Board an administration levy of $10,000.
Fee grouping	Regulatory fees (CER)
Fee	Each intermediate oil pipeline company shall, every year, pay to the Board an administration levy of $10,000.
Fee-setting authority	Canadian Energy Regulator Act, section 87(1)^{Footnote iii} National Energy Board Cost Recovery Regulations, section 5(1)(1)^{Footnote ii}
Year fee-setting authority was introduced	1991
Last year fee-setting authority was amended	2019
Service standard	Not Applicable
Performance result	Not applicable
Application of Low-Materiality Fees Regulations	Not subject to SFA
2019–20 fee amount ($)	10,220
2019–20 total fee revenue ($)	0
Fee adjustment date	Not applicable
Adjusted fee amount in 2021–22 ($)	10,220

Fee – Each intermediate gas pipeline company shall, every year, pay to the Board an administration levy of $10,000.
Fee grouping	Regulatory fees (CER)
Fee	Each intermediate gas pipeline company shall, every year, pay to the Board an administration levy of $10,000.
Fee-setting authority	Canadian Energy Regulator Act, section 87(1)^{Footnote iii} National Energy Board Cost Recovery Regulations, section 5(1)(1)^{Footnote ii}
Year fee-setting authority was introduced	1991
Last year fee-setting authority was amended	2019
Service standard	Not Applicable
Performance result	Not applicable
Application of Low-Materiality Fees Regulations	Not subject to SFA
2019–20 fee amount ($)	10,220
2019–20 total fee revenue ($)	0
Fee adjustment date	Not applicable
Adjusted fee amount in 2021–22 ($)	10,220

Fee – Each intermediate commodity pipeline company shall, every year, pay to the Board an administration levy of $10,000.
Fee grouping	Regulatory fees (CER)
Fee	Each intermediate commodity pipeline company shall, every year, pay to the Board an administration levy of $10,000.
Fee-setting authority	Canadian Energy Regulator Act, section 87(1)^{Footnote iii} National Energy Board Cost Recovery Regulations, section 5(1)(1)^{Footnote ii}
Year fee-setting authority was introduced	1991
Last year fee-setting authority was amended	2019
Service standard	Not Applicable
Performance result	Not applicable
Application of Low-Materiality Fees Regulations	Not subject to SFA
2019–20 fee amount ($)	10,220
2019–20 total fee revenue ($)	0
Fee adjustment date	Not applicable
Adjusted fee amount in 2021–22 ($)	10,220

Fee – Each large commodity pipeline company shall, every year, pay to the Board an administration levy of $50,000.
Fee grouping	Regulatory fees (CER)
Fee	Each large commodity pipeline company shall, every year, pay to the Board an administration levy of $50,000.
Fee-setting authority	Canadian Energy Regulator Act, section 87(1)^{Footnote iii} National Energy Board Cost Recovery Regulations, section 4(4)^{Footnote ii}
Year fee-setting authority was introduced	1991
Last year fee-setting authority was amended	2019
Service standard	Not Applicable
Performance result	Not applicable
Application of Low-Materiality Fees Regulations	Not subject to SFA
2019–20 fee amount ($)	51,100
2019–20 total fee revenue ($)	0
Fee adjustment date	Not applicable
Adjusted fee amount in 2021–22 ($)	51,100

Fee – An administration levy of $500 for the issuance of a certificate or the making of an exemption order authorizing the construction or operation of a border accommodation pipeline or a border accommodation commodity pipeline is payable to the Board by the authorized company.
Fee grouping	Regulatory fees (CER)
Fee	An administration levy of $500 for the issuance of a certificate or the making of an exemption order authorizing the construction or operation of a border accommodation pipeline or a border accommodation commodity pipeline is payable to the Board by the authorized company.
Fee-setting authority	Canadian Energy Regulator Act, section 87(1)^{Footnote iii} National Energy Board Cost Recovery Regulations, section 5.1(4)^{Footnote ii}
Year fee-setting authority was introduced	1991
Last year fee-setting authority was amended	2019
Service standard	Not Applicable
Performance result	Not applicable
Application of Low-Materiality Fees Regulations	Not subject to SFA
2019–20 fee amount ($)	511
2019–20 total fee revenue ($)	0
Fee adjustment date	Not applicable
Adjusted fee amount in 2021–22 ($)	511

Date modified:: 2023-07-18

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Canada Energy Regulator (formerly National Energy Board) – Fees Report – Fiscal year 2019-20

Canada Energy Regulator
(formerly National Energy Board)

Fees Report

Fiscal year 2019-20

Table of contents

Message from the CEO

About this report

Remissions

Overall totals, by fee setting mechanism

Totals, by fee grouping, for fees set by act, regulation or fees notice

Details on each fee set by act, regulation or fees notice

Canada Energy Regulator (formerly National Energy Board) – Fees Report – Fiscal year 2019-20

Canada Energy Regulator (formerly National Energy Board) Fees Report Fiscal year 2019-20

Table of contents

Message from the CEO

About this report

Remissions

Overall totals, by fee setting mechanism

Totals, by fee grouping, for fees set by act, regulation or fees notice

Details on each fee set by act, regulation or fees notice

Canada Energy Regulator
(formerly National Energy Board)

Fees Report

Fiscal year 2019-20